A woman told a Brockton mechanic to "go back to your own country," and called him a terrorist and a member of ISIS during an argument when she picked up her car Friday, police said.

The Brockton Enterprise reported that Rasheda James, 25, of 3 Dakota Drive, Randolph, was arrested and charged with assault, larceny over $250, civil rights violation and disturbing the peace.

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James went to the Shell gas station at 620 Belmont St. in Brockton shortly before 10 a.m. Friday to pick up her car, which she had brought in for some work, police said.

James told police she noticed some damage to the rear fender of her vehicle that she said wasn't there when she dropped it off, police said.

James went into a tirade, yelling and swearing at a mechanic in front of other customers, and at one point she charged up to the man as if she was about to hit him, police said.

"She called him a terrorist, ISIS and told him to return to his own country," police said.

James then called the police so she could report the damage to her car. While officers were on their way she went into the gas station's office and began rifling through drawers and cabinets, police said.

James took a set of keys she found that belonged to another customer and said she wasn't going to give them back until she got her money back for the repairs, police said.

When officers arrived, they spoke to the mechanic, who told them what had happened.

James denied going inside the business, opening drawers or having the keys, police said.

The incident was caught on the business' video surveillance cameras, however, and James was placed under arrest and the keys were returned, police said.

Officers allowed her to file a report about the alleged damage to her car. The mechanic told police he did not know how or when the car got damaged or if it was damaged while in his care but that he was going to look into it.